France congratulates Dutch for 'stemming' rise of far-right

PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister congratulated the Dutch people for seeing off the challenge of the far-right led by Geert Wilders after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's center-right party appeared to win the national election on Wednesday.

"Congratulations to the Dutch for stemming the rise of the far-right," Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Twitter. "Desire to work for a stronger Europe."